The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-07
THE NEUTRAL POINTS.
The Salt Lake, and Ogden
Freight Rates.
THAT RECENT AGREEMENT l..
The Action OF Messrs. Stevens and
Esoles Endorsed by the Ogden
Chamber of Commerce
OGDEN, October 6, 1887.

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1t will be remembered that, about 9
week ago, delegation of the Ogden
Chamber of Commerce met like com
mittee of the Salt Lake Chamber OF
Commerce to arrange the matter OF
freight rates. to arrange for exclusive
territory for each city, or else have the
territory common for both as might be
agreed. When the Ogden committ-e
went to Salt Lake, they wanted
! to establish neutral points for
Salt Lake and Ogden at Battle Creek
on the north and Nephi on the south
and points beyond both ways. This
was refused, the Salt Lake people want
ing to make the miles of the exclusive
territory as few as possible. Then the
Ogden people suggested SantaqaIn on
| the south and Richmond on the north.
This was taken under advisement by
the Salt Lakers until the next day.
One of the members of the Salt Lake
Chamber told the Ogden committee
that they would be willing to
take Smithfeld on the north and
Provo on the south. This latter
proposition suited The Ogden people
All the members OF the Ogden COM
mittee thereupOn came home and left
Mr.. Stevens and Mr.. Eccles to make the
terms. Next morning these two gen.
tIemen met with the Salt Lake Cham
bel. of Commerce committee, when the
latter refused to accede to the Smith
field and Provo proposition, because
the gentleman who made it was not
mem Der or the railroad committee, and
also because the matter was considered
very unfair TO Salt Lake, as the dis o.
lance in favor of Ogden would have
been nineteen miles. Then the Logan
and Provo proposition was considered,
which still gave Ogden twelve miles adj
vantage over Salt Lake. and, after some
discussion, it was agreed upon, and the
following agreement signed:
Articles of agreement made and entered
into this Goth day of Sep5am Der, 1887, by and
between sgd ley Stevens and David Eccles,
for and in behalf of the Chamber of Com
merce of Ogden, parties of the first part, and
the member of the railroad committee or
Freight Bureau OF the Chamber of Com
merCe OF Salt Lake City, parties OF the sec
ond part, Witnesseth:
that id parties, for and in consideration
of the advantages and benefits to accrue to
Lake and for the settlement and adjust
ment Of all d faculties relating to the rela-
tive rights and requirements OF the bust
ness men and merchants of said
communities hereby sg, ee to and with
each other that from aGd after this
date, the cities Of Provo and Logan in
the Territory of Utah, Gall be neutral
points for the sale of all Rinds of merchan-
disc 10 the merchants and manufacturers of
o den and Salt l. Ike, thst is to say:
The r0prpDantS and I'm ~iUnSS men of Salt
Lake and ogden shall enjoy equal privi-
lrges in regard gOfreight rsteS tor the sale
and distribution OF their gCOQs In said cities
of Ogan Provo.
In witness whereof, said parties have
here7nto set their hsuls the day an year
ABOVE written.
Messrs. Stevens and Eccles. thor
oughly satisfied with their work, re-
turned to Ogden. where they found q
few who did not seem to understand
the benefits 10 be derived by Ogden
from this agreement, and who were al
most at g white heat over 1t. being led
on to an extent BIZ newspaper articles,
they had come to look upon the matter
as though they had been very badly
treated. None, however, seemed t.
know just where or how they we're in
jured.
Later, meeting of the whole com
the subcommittee on entering into
this agreement was considered and the
sentiment was anything out favorable
to the arrangement effected by Messrs.
Eccles and Stevens. 4 good deal of
feeling has been eugendered over the
affair, and especially because of the
very severe manner IN which the
Herald mere has seen fit to discuss-or
rather to proclaim-the terms of the
agreement; and has been unstinted in
It's condemnation of the action of the
subcommittee.
Tonight, a meeting of the Girec-
tors of the Chamber of Commerce
was held, at which the matter OF print
ing 9 pamphlet for OGDEN came up
and the president and secretary Of tie
Chamber were authorized to sign a
contract giving the work to the Ogden
'Krao Mechanics by his other name.
At the close of this meeting, a general
meeting was held. when the question of
the agreement between Ogden and Salt
Lake as to territory was brought up
and the action of the sub committee
discussed. It was nearly 10 O'Clock be
fore this meeting was gotten under way.
and less than half the membership was
in attendance.
The general committee appointed
bv the Chamber to deliberate with the
salt Lake committee, and which had
appoint Messrs. Eccles and Stevens
subcommittee, vas called upon Tor {
report.
Mr.. Boyle, chairman of the commit
tee, reported progress up TO the ad-
i1urnment Of tie meeting in Salt Lake,
and then said he supposed that Mr..
Stevens or Eccies would be abe 10
throw more light upon the matter.
Mr.. Stevens. in response. made quite
a lengthy statement. during which be
concluSively showed that the members
of the Ogden Chamber who had been
doing so much spouting about the
matter had no reason therefor. He eX-
planned the many propositions made
and the ore finally accepted,
and then said he was sure that
If Ogden wanted to 90 back on the
agreement that Salt Lake would be very
glad to have her do so. He considered
that the Salt Lakers had acted fairly
and intelligently in the matter. They
had treated the SUB committee very
gentlemanly. He. for cue, wanted to
work unigedly Tor the general good u
Utah in the way OF rates against east
ern cjtJeS cod had no idea, on return